How palliative caregiver identifies pain associated with different forms of cancer
A palliative care provider is supposed to become the most dependable support system for an ailing person or an extremely aged individual. At times, the care provider is even put to a situation where he is supposed to become the cynosure of a suffering patient when the family members and loved ones of the person fail to win his confidence. Thus, it can be understood from here that job of a professional palliative service provider is really challenging. However, this challenge is a driving force that is inspiring lots of young professionals to come to this profession. If you are interested to start a career in live in care, you need to know the manner in which these professionals deal with pain among cancer patients. We can provide a brief knowledge on this. Start reading ahead. Case One: An elderly patient suffering from pain associated with lung cancer When a palliative caregiver is supposed to give his service to an elderly lung cancer patient who is suffering from severe pain, he will have to identify the root cause behind this pain.
Generally, the pain that is associated with lung cancer emerges from situations like physiological anxiety, intensification of disease, delirium, etc. Then, the care provider has to exclude each of these factors by making a comparative analysis of the associated symptoms. When the care provider understands the exact cause of this pain, he will have to customize his service accordingly.
Case Two: A middle aged man suffering from pain associated with renal cancer When a middle-aged renal cancer patient suffers from excruciating pain, the caregiver is supposed to perform a detailed examination of his neurological and musculoskeletal system. Then bone metastases of the spinal area have to be done to determine if the associated symptoms like pain and tenderness are found in the patient.
If no symptom of metastases of the spine is found, the caregiver has to examine the patient for symptoms of cancerous spinal cord compression. The caregiver has to check for the relative symptoms of this complication, which generally occur in the form of back pain, diminished bowel capacity, lack of reflex, tenderness of the spinal cord, etc. Medicines have to be administered to the patient according to the problem he is suffering from.
Case Three: A middle aged woman suffering from pain associated with breast cancer When a middle-aged woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, she may report to the palliative care provider that he is suffering from pain in the right shoulder. The care provider must diagnose the patient to understand if the pain in accelerating in nature and if the pain is radiating towards the right arm from her right shoulder. He must examine the patient for further symptoms like burning pain, muscular weakness, etc. and provide the relevant medication accordingly.
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